Review: Long Way Down

Long Way Down by Krista Ritchie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I went into this knowing I would love it. Is that wrong? Probably. But do I care? No.

Because, let's face it, I've been #TeamCraisy from the very beginning. From before they were a couple. I've known these two were the real deal. Just like we all knew Lil and Lo were. And Connor and Rose.
Ryke and Daisy were the perfect pair. A OTP, if you will. They complemented each other in so many ways. And they completed each other in ways I never knew were possible.

Ryke and Daisy were the pair unlikely to happen because they were both wild, they were free. They were in different parts of their lives due to the age difference.
But there was no better couple than Ryke and Daisy.

Their struggles are real. I laughed, I cried. I loved so hard. I wanted everything for them. I wanted them to have it all: the peace, the happiness, the family.

I can't possibly convey the way I felt while reading this. I remember reading Fuel the Fire and thinking that Connor and Rose had to go through a lot. But at no point did I think it was more than two people could handle. I knew they would come out the other side. Maybe not unscathed, but I knew they would make it.
I couldn't say that about Ryke and Daisy. And that realization broke me into pieces. I kept thinking, "no, they can't take any more. They don't deserve this." My heart hurt. Their pain was my pain. Their loss was my loss. Their love, well, it was my love. But the tears were real. Every single tear that fell for these two was real.

I wanted everything for Ryke and Daisy.

And I got it in ways only KB Ritchie can deliver.

I will forever be Team #RaisyIsAlive


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Review: If You Give A Jerk A Gingerbread

If You Give A Jerk A Gingerbread by Jana Aston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Well, just go ahead and slap me, I'm in Christmas novella heaven. Seriously, what is Jana doing in her writing cave? She's gonna convert me and I'm going to hate her for it.

Except I'm really not because Keller is so freaking dreamy. He BAKES, guys. BAKES. Like actual baked goods and he makes breakfast and did I mention he's British?

BRITISH.

I have a weakness for that accent.

And so does Ginger. You met her in the first Reindeer Falls novella. She's sister to Holly, the lovely lady who fell in love with her boss.
But that's not the focus here.
Here we follow Ginger and her time on the Great Gingerbread Bake-off show thing she's filming and guaranteed to win. Basically.
However. Keller.
Yep, he's a sexy wrench in her plans. One I'd let mess with my plans any day of the week. There's just something about that accent. And that smirk.

Anyway, sexy meets Hallmark here. Again. Jana freaking nailed it. I'm down for the next book, just whenever she wants to release that baby.

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Review: The Boss Who Stole Christmas

The Boss Who Stole Christmas by Jana Aston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fucking Jana Aston and her humor.
I'm not usually a fan of holiday stories, but when it was pitched as a Hallmark movie meets sexy times, I was in.
Because, really, who doesn't love a Hallmark Christmas movie? The only disappointing thing about those movies is the insta-love and the extreme lack of sex. But I can handle it because I want a lot of sweet with my sappy holiday movies.
But I digress.
The Boss Who Stole Christmas is fun, sexy, swoony, and just the perfect blend of over the top holiday nonsense to make you feel like you fell into a snow globe. Or a Hallmark movie. Whichever.

And Nick Saint-Croix is the sexy boss you want to get dirty with. I mean, he takes her on a trip of a lifetime! And that first kiss? SA-WOOOOOON.

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Review: Unscripted

Unscripted by J.R. Gray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It's been a long time since I've sat down with an MM book and just devoured it.
It's been a long time since I've found that love for a story, one that wouldn't let me put it down.

JR Gray gave me that love of reading, that love of inclusion, that love of storytelling. He gave me that with Unscripted.

I don't know why this one spoke to me as much as it did, but from the first snippet I saw over on B+M, I knew this would be a book I would read.
I don't know which part appealed to me the most, but there was just something about a man who realized he wasn't who he thought.
There's something about that kind of self awareness, that kind of realization, that 'ah-ha' moment that had me turning the pages as fast as possible.
I just had to know how Hale and Quell got together.
I just had to know how they handled the obstacles in their path.
I. Just. Had. To. Know.

This is my first time reading JR Gray.
I'm clearly the fool here.

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Review: Insatiable

Insatiable by Melanie Harlow
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hot cop? Check.
Strong, independent woman? Check.

Friends to lovers? Check.

Yep, this hits a lot of my boxes.

Meet Noah, the sexy cop.
Meg, one of the Sawyer sisters.

You'll love getting to know these new characters while visiting with old favorites.
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If you like audio, get this one. =)

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Review: Insatiable

Insatiable by Melanie Harlow
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hot cop? Check.
Strong, independent woman? Check.

Friends to lovers? Check.

Yep, this hits a lot of my boxes.

Meet Noah, the sexy cop.
Meg, one of the Sawyer sisters.

You'll love getting to know these new characters while visiting with old favorites.

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Review: Fuel the Fire

Fuel the Fire by Krista Ritchie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I guess I just don't know what to say. This is a series I had heard so much about, but just couldn't commit to such a long series.
Yet here I am, completely enamored with the Calloway sisters, Connor Cobalt, Loren Hale, and Ryke Meadows.
I am completely enamored by the love and devotion and the capacity in which these people love.
I am completely sad that they are not real people.

A love like Connor's and Rose's is not for the common people. Their love expands all boundaries, if not breaking them completely. There is nothing sexier than the minds between these two. They banter, they challenge, the never back down. The rules don't change for them. They find loopholes. They find outs.
Or they write their own future.
They decide how their story plays out.

When faced with challenges they should have anticipated, yet still didn't see coming--at least not from where it hit--Rose and Connor are pushed to do things they never thought they'd do. Yet, it makes the most sense that this power couple would be the couple to protect the others--no matter the cost.

I have a new respect and love for Richard Connor Cobalt. He's a man like no other. He is the god you should believe in. He is science. He is better than you could ever imagine. He is more than you or I could ever be.

And I will always believe in #RCCthisislove.

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